Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Garretson (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Garretson. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Garretson is located in Minnehaha County.
To see how the shape of South Dakota's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Minnehaha County: Lyon (IA), Rock (MN), Lake, Lincoln, McCook, Moody & Turner.
Below are the counties that are near Garretson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Garretson:
- Minnehaha County (The home county of Garretson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Garretson, with the one closest to Garretson listed first.
- Sherman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sherman is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Valley Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brandon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Midway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Renner Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Renner Corner is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner Corner
- Population from the 2010 Census: 305 people
- Renner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dell Rapids
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow View Addition
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow View Addition is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View Addition
- Population from the 2010 Census: 538 people
- Baltic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rowena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pine Lakes Addition
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Lakes Addition is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lakes Addition
- Population from the 2010 Census: 314 people
- Norton Acres
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Norton Acres is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Acres
- Population from the 2010 Census: 342 people
- Crooks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garretson, with the one closest to Garretson listed first.
- Chester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brant Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brant Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Lake
- Peninsula Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Peninsula Park is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peninsula Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 32 people
- Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Estimated population in 2014: 333 people
- Wentworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garretson, with the one closest to Garretson listed first.
- Shindler
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Shindler is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shindler
- Population from the 2010 Census: 584 people
- Harrisburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tea
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Canton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Worthing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moody County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garretson, with the one closest to Garretson listed first.
- Trent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Egan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sioux Falls Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sioux Falls Junction is located in Moody County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Falls Junction
- Estimated population in 2014: 119 people
- Lone Tree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Tree is located in Moody County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
- Estimated population in 2014: 14 people
- Flandreau
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Colman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ward
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lyon County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Garretson, with the one closest to Garretson listed first.
- Larchwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lester is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Klondike
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Klondike is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Rock Rapids
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alvord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Inwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Beloit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Beloit is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
- Edna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edna is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Nobles County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Garretson, with the one closest to Garretson listed first.
- Leota
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Leota is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leota
- Lismore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lismore is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lismore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
- Ellsworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adrian
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pipestone County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Garretson, with the one closest to Garretson listed first.
- Jasper Sunrise Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jasper Sunrise Village is located in Pipestone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper Sunrise Village
- Jasper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jasper is located in Pipestone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Ihlen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Trosky
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Airlie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Airlie is located in Pipestone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
- Edgerton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pipestone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hatfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hatfield is located in Pipestone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Woodstock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holland is located in Pipestone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Rock County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Garretson, with the one closest to Garretson listed first.
- Manley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Manley is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
- Beaver Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Creek is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Luverne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bruce
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bruce is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hardwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Steen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Steen is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Ash Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ash Creek is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Creek
- Kenneth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kenneth is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Magnolia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Kanaranzi
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Garretson, see our County-by-County Page for Garretson.
Cemeteries Near Garretson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Garretson.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Garretson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Garretson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Garretson, with the one closest to Garretson listed first.
- Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Rose Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Summit Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sherman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Palisades Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Norway Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Palisades Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Springwater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rosendal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Reformed Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Valley Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (115 more) ...
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Beaver Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Garretson had a population of 341 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Garretson had a population of 1,147 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Garretson, with the one closest to Garretson listed first.
- Sherman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sherman is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Booge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Booge is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booge
- Corson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Corson is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corson
- Brandon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Manley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Manley is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
- Beaver Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Creek is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Jasper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jasper is located in Pipestone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Dell Rapids
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Baltic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rowena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- East Sioux Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- East Sioux Falls is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sioux Falls
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Benclare
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Benclare is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benclare
- Bruce
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bruce is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Garretson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Garretson.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Garretson ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 138 newspapers that have been published in the area around Garretson.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Garretson. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Garretson and those printed in the larger area surrounding Garretson.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Garretson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Garretson:
- Websites specific to South Dakota
- Pages specific to Minnehaha County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lake County
- Lincoln County
- Moody County
- Lyon County
- Nobles County
- Pipestone County
- Rock County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Dakota
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Garretson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Garretson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |